Biden plans to release nearly all available vaccine doses in an attempt to speed delivery.
Sergeant Brian Patrick McKnerney of the New Jersey State Police received a coronavirus vaccination in Rockaway, N.J., on Friday. Credit.Sarah Blesener for The New York Times
Published Jan. 8, 2021Updated Feb. 19, 2021
In a sharp break with the Trump administration, President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. intends to release nearly all available doses of the coronavirus vaccine soon after he is inaugurated, rather than hold back millions of vials to guarantee second doses will be available.
The decision is part of an aggressive effort to “to ensure the Americans who need it most get it as soon as possible,” the Biden transition team said on Friday. The vaccination plan, to be formally unveiled next week, also will include federally run vaccination sites in places like high school gyms and sports stadiums, and mobile units to reach high-risk populations.
English By Katherine Gypson Share on Facebook Print this page WASHINGTON - Amid growing concerns about what U.S. President Donald Trump might do during his last days in office, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi revealed Friday that she has asked the top Pentagon general what measures are in place to prevent the president from launching a nuclear attack.
The possibility, while seemingly remote, may be a consideration in a drive by Pelosi and some other national leaders to remove Trump from office even before his term in office ends on Jan. 20.
“This morning, I spoke to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley to discuss available precautions for preventing an unstable president from initiating military hostilities or accessing the launch codes and ordering a nuclear strike,” Pelosi wrote in a letter to her Democratic Party colleagues in the House of Representatives.